首席技术官[cto.icxo.com]消息：尽管微软在vista产品的激活方式上下尽了功夫，以防用户破解，但是在这方面，却显得魔高一尺，道高一丈。那些热衷于破解的黑客们是不会轻言放弃的。
首选的方法当然是破解Windows Vista的激活过程。事实上，Vista已经轻松被破解。我们不支持盗版活动，所以本文仅从技术层面讨论。
1.通过刷主板信息来欺骗激活
2.模拟密匙管理服务器
3.用激活工具破解验证的关键过程
上述三种方法都可以激活Windows Vista，但是谈到安全性，当然还是使用正版操作系统。
附原文：
Three most popular Windows Vista activation cracks
Microsoft worked hard to make sure Windows Vista was pirate proof as possible, but as our investigation shows, those wily pirates don’t give up easily.
Hacking the Windows Vista activation proCESs is the preferred method of cracking Microsoft’s latest operating system. In fact, various tricks and workarounds have been suggested to activate non-legitimate copies of Vista.
Obviously, we don’t support piracy, and for informational purposes only, here’s an overview of how pirates are cracking Windows Vista activation.
1.By Paradox
A group of software engineers known as Paradox found a method of bypassing activation in Windows Vista. The group provided tools and information on how to trick a Vista installation (x86) into acting as if it is installed on an OEM machine.
The Windows Vista activation crack by Paradox took advantage of how Vista validates on OEM machines.
OEMs like ASUS, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo and Acer ship their machines with pre-installed version of Vista that doesn’t require product activation. These companies embed certain license information into their machine, which can be validated by a Widows Vista installation, removing the need for further activation procedures.
